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Tom McCarthy Jr. for AMERICAN-STATESMANTravis Houston uses an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to view a virtual reality film while standing on E. Sixth Street during South by Southwest on March 17, 2016. The film, "Across the Line," was produced by Planned Parenthood and addresses accessing abortion in America.

Virtual reality

Austin companies working on range of VR projects

Austin appears to be on its way to become a virtual boomtown... as in a place where virtual reality is taking off among video game developers, filmmakers, researchers and media.

Here's a partial list of some of the companies and groups working on VR-related projects. This is far from a complete list, but I'll continue to update it whenever we hear of new ones emerging on the scene.

Owlchemy LabsA still from "Job Simulator," a virtual-reality game from Austin-based Owlchemy Labs, a launch title for the HTC Vive.

SubVRsive -- Emmy-nominated company working in 360-degree video and VR experiences for companies including Lionsgate Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Procter & Gamble.

Got others we missed in Austin? Post a comment below or email me with the information and I'll add to this post.

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